Recent content by skimrgey

These scratches are actually quite deep and one or two is a little like a spider web. Hopefully surveyor will be able to analyze it - he is even going to take some thermal images but I am afraid he will not try removing anchor well to look inside the hull there. Thank you all for your...

Looks like these cracks have been there for a while. This is not my boat (not yet anyway) - current owner seems not to be bothered by it. I inspected the boat and placed an offer (my boat knowledge and experience is limited) - now I am looking for good sailboat surveyor. However, few things...

Hello, There are cracks on the deck around anchor locker (both bow cleats and bow pulpit deck connections). Is it bad? Can it be easily fixed? Is boat structural integrity affected? Thank you

Yes, I've heard only good things about either model. However, I think on a few occasions owners of shoal draft Ericson-32 while happy with their boats wished they had long keel. It would be nice to try both - especially to jump from long fin keel to shoal - would it be like trying 4 cylinder car...

Thank you. If it's only 2 degrees upwind that's ok, but if it is more, say 5, then no good - I don't want to be losing all the time to all those small, old Hunters, Pearsons and Catalinas I'll be racing against. Heavy seas questions comes form my worries that it will not have enough righting...

Hi, I have a question regarding Fin Keel (6ft) vs Shoal Keel (4.4ft) performance in Ericson 32 MKIII. Anybody has experience with both and could share it? I understand that shoal keel boat will not sail as well upwind as fin (deep) keel - how bad is shoal keel here comparing to fin keel? I’m...